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How to protect my source code?
Bruno Frascino
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Joined: Jul 22, 2003
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Hi, How to protect source code from decompilers?!
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Chris Harris
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Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: 231
Try zelix a tool that provides java obfuscation.
SCJP 1.2, SCWCD, SCBCD
Brian Pipa
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posted Jan 15, 2004 07:31:00
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You can't. If the Java VM will run your code, it can be decompiled. Obfuscators can make the decompiled code hard to read, but AFAIK, there is not way to prevent decompiling. Brian
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norman richards
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The only way to "protect" your code is to not distribute it and provide a service instead of a product.
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